Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque and Titas Sadhu on Monday earned their maiden ODI call-up in the India Women’s squad for the upcoming series against Australia.
The Indian women’s team will play in three ODIs and as many T20Is against the visiting Australian team from December 28 with the first ODI at the Wankhede in Mumbai.
A crafty left-arm-spinner, the Patiala-born Kashyap, 20, was earlier called up for the T20I series against England. But she did not get a game in that series.
Shreyanka earned her ODI call-up after she made her debut in the T20I series against England earlier this month. In three matches against Heather Knight’s team, Shreyanka picked up five wickets and won the Player of the Match award in the third and final T20I of the series.
Kashyap was part of the victorious Under-19 Women’s World Cup-winning squad in February, and so was Titas.
Ishaque was one of the top bowlers for the Mumbai franchise in the inaugural Women’s Premier League.
The three-match ODI series against the Australians will be played at the Wankhede Stadium and will start on December 28. The next two matches will be played on December 30 and January 2.
The action will then shift to the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai which will host the three T20Is on January 5, 7 and 9.
Harmanpreet Kaur remains the captain of both the teams with Smriti Mandhana being her deputy.
India won the one-off women’s Test against Australia by eight wickets in Mumbai on Sunday. Although India haven’t done too well in white-ball games lately, they should go into these matches with a better mindset.